2024 KIA TELLURIDE

The auction record identifies this vehicle as having a salvage certificate with “REAR END” listed as the primary damage. The salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from the available photographs. Stage 1 reports that the visible extensive rear-end collision damage supports the auction’s “REAR END” damage classification. The 2024 Kia Telluride has severe damage concentrated across the rear of the vehicle. The rear liftgate and adjacent rear corner are extensively crushed, sharply creased, torn, and displaced. The license-plate mounting area is distorted, and the rear lamp assembly on the affected side is shattered or missing, with internal components exposed. The rear bumper cover is heavily broken, detached, and hanging away from the vehicle, leaving underlying components exposed. The lower rear fascia and trim are also broken and displaced. The rear liftgate glass is completely missing, with jagged remnants around the opening. Glass is also absent from the rear side-window and quarter-window openings on both sides, and broken glazing and detached exterior panels or trim pieces are visible on the ground beside the vehicle. The available findings document substantial exterior and glazing damage; the condition of concealed structural, mechanical, electrical, safety-system, and interior components is not established and requires a thorough physical inspection. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a U.S.-built 2024 Kia Telluride SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-litre gasoline V6 engine, and a GDI Lambda-II engine. The decoded safety equipment includes front, side, curtain, and driver-knee airbags, along with ABS, electronic stability control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. The decoded data does not specify the transmission. The supplied recall records list campaigns affecting certain 2024 Telluride vehicles, including possible engine valve-spring failure, an intermediate-shaft and right-front-driveshaft engagement issue, front power-seat motor overheating, detachable door belt-molding trim, and a later power-seat-motor campaign that replaces the earlier seat-related remedy. Recall completion and applicability should be verified by VIN with Kia or NHTSA before purchase, and all outstanding repairs should be completed before the vehicle is operated.